Mark 12:39 meaning and explanation
and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
Mark 12:39, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is warning the crowd about the scribes, the respected teachers of the law, and verse 39 names two places where their love of status showed. In the synagogue, the chief seats were benches at the front facing the congregation, reserved for honored men.
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